Senior Web Developer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Web Developer at Underwriters Laboratories.

The Senior Web Developer is responsible for developing custom features on Underwriters Laboratories, quickly expanding web properties, and using Drupal and WordPress CMS on the organization’s Pantheon WebOps platform. This individual will also assist with web infrastructure tasks, liaison with partners, and internal focus area teams. Reporting to the Infrastructure Management Lead on the Strategic Communications team, this position is expected to take ownership of the website's code development and future functionality.

Underwriters Laboratories

At Underwriters Laboratories, we wake up every day with a common purpose: to make the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place. Science is in our DNA; we are endlessly curious and passionate about seeking and speaking the truth. We take delight in knowing that our work makes a meaningful contribution to society, and we are proud that our culture is centered on integrity, collaboration, inclusion and excellence. Underwriters Laboratories stands at the forefront of technological advancement, and we are continually challenged to find new ways to foster innovation and positive change. Satisfying? Yes. Exciting? Absolutely!

As the Senior Web Developer, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of Underwriters Laboratories as you:

• Plans, develops and maintains UI/UX code customizations across all environments
• Plans, develops, and maintains custom modules for Drupal and WordPress websites on Underwriters Laboratories' Pantheon WebOps platform. The custom modules primarily focus on functionality extensions for a website
• Works with the Web Content Strategist and Infrastructure Management Lead in planning new features, providing technical details, options, and level of effort estimates. Occasionally asked to assist in maintaining DevOps systems to support code deployments, synchronization to lower environments, and automated testing on the Pantheon WebOps environment.
• Supports the content entry and QA teams to ensure the proper functioning of the content syndication framework between sites.
• Facilitates with various Shared Service IT teams for web infrastructure tasks (DNS requests, Domain procurement, SSL certificates, etc.)
• Participates in process improvement activities
• Maintains technical documentation

The ideal candidate will bring several qualities to the team, including:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a consistent, high-quality level. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. 

• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in corporate or nonprofit settings
• Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently and able to work well in groups
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results when coding UI/UX customizations and custom modules on large-scale Drupal and WordPress projects
• Proven technical expertise in source control workflow tools (e.g., GitHub)
• Strong ability to troubleshoot complex functionality, UI/UX, and operational issues within a website.
• Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules, and priorities for multiple projects or assignments
• Understanding of developing a multisite installation
• Strong analytical, project planning, and organizational skills in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• Proactively raises concerns regarding possible project management roadblocks and provides solutions
• Able to socialize ideas, make recommendations and convey information to stakeholders of varying technical proficiency
• Strong interpersonal skills - ability to establish and sustain working relationships across teams and with key senior stakeholders
• Manage or execute a variety of prominent, time-sensitive, and complex initiatives independently and/or in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail

 Professional education and experience requirements for the role include:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience with test-driven development necessary
• Experience with performance and/or security testing required
• Experience with (ideally) Cloudflare CDN & Fastly CDN (CDN of some sort)
• Knowledge of Git workflows
• Experience with DevOps infrastructure
• Experience working with JavaScript
• Experience working with and managing third-party vendors
• Experience designing SharePoint platforms a plus

UL has COVID-19 protocols and policies in place to ensure the safety of our employees, customers and clients. Effective November 1, 2021, the company mandates that employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment (except where prohibited by law), subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.

• Mission: For Underwriters Laboratories, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 128 years and is deeply ingrained in everything we do.
• People: Ask any Underwriters Laboratories employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at Underwriters Laboratories. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers’ create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
• Total Rewards: All employees at Underwriters Laboratories are eligible for bonus compensation. Underwriters Laboratories offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that Underwriters Laboratories contributes to twice per year! Depending on your role, you can work with your manager on flexible working arrangements. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off.

About Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing safety science research through the discovery and application of scientific knowledge. We conduct rigorous independent research and analyze safety data, convene experts worldwide to address risks, share knowledge through safety education and public outreach initiatives, and develop standards to guide safe commercialization of evolving technologies. We foster communities of safety, from grassroots initiatives for neighborhoods to summits of world leaders. Our organization employs collaborative and scientific approaches with partners and stakeholders to drive innovation and progress toward improving safety, security, and sustainability, ultimately enhancing societal well-being.

Our wholly owned subsidiary, UL Inc., advances our shared public safety mission. We fund our work through grants, the licensing of standards documents and the business activities of UL Inc., which conducts testing, verification and certification, and provides training and advisory services, along with data-driven reporting and decision-making tools for customers around the world.

To learn more, visit UL.org.